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Safety Belt Extender
If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you, you
should use it.
But if a safety belt isn’t long enough to fasten, your
dealer will order you an extender. It’s free.
When you go
in to order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so the
extender will be long enough for you. The extender will
be just for you, and just for the seat in your vehicle that
you choose. Don’t let someone else use it, and use
it
only for the seat it is made to fit. To wear it, just attach
it to the regular safety belt.
Checking Your Restraint Systems
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Now and then, make sure the safety belt reminder light
and all your belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors and
anchorages are working properly.
Look for any other
loose or damaged safety
belt system parts. If you see
anything that might keep a safety belt system from
doing its job, have
it repaired. Torn or frayed safety belts may not protect you in a
crash. They can
rip apart under impact forces. If a belt
is torn or frayed, get a new one right away.
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Also look for any opened or broken air bag covers, and
have them repaired or replaced. (The air bag system
does not need regular maintenance.)
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash
If you’ve had a crash, do you need new belts?
After a very minor collision, nothing may be necessary.
But if the belts were stretched, as they would be if worn
during a more severe crash, then you need new belts.
If belts are cut or damaged, replace them. Collision
damage also may mean you will need to have safety
belt
or seat parts repaired or replaced. New parts and repairs
may be necessary even if the belt wasn’t being used at
the time of the collision.
If
an air bag inflates, you’ll need to replace air bag
system
parts. See the part on the air bag system earlier
in this section.
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Your car has an automatic pull-down feature that
helps close the trunk electronically. Your fingers
can be trapped under the trunk lid as it goes
down. Your fingers could be injured, and you
would need someone to help you free them. Keep
your fingers away from the trunk lid as you close
it and as it
is going down.
Theft
Vehicle heft is big business, especially in some cities.
Although your Cadillac has a number of theft-deterrent
features, we know that nothing we put on it can make it
impossible to steal. However, there
are ways you can help.
Key in the Ignition
If you leave your vehicle with the keys inside, it’s an
easy target for joy riders or professional thieves -- so
don’t do it. When you park your Cadillac and open the driver’s
door, you’ll hear
a chime reminding you to remove your
key from the ignition and take it with you. Always do
this. Your steering wheel will
be locked, and so will
your ignition and transaxle. And remember to lock the
doors.
Parking at Night
Park in a lighted spot, close all windows and lock your
vehicle. Remember to keep
your valuables out of sight.
Put them in
a storage area, or take them with you.
Parking Lots
If you park in a lot where someone will be watching
your vehicle, it’s best to lock it up and take your keys. \
But what if you have
to leave your ignition key? What if
you have to leave something valuable
in your vehicle?
0 Put your valuables in a storage area, like your trunk
or glove box.
0 Lock the glove box.
Lock all the doors except the driver’s.
0 Then take the door key and remote lock control key
chain with you.
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SECURITY
If your ignition is off and
any door is open, the
SECURITY light will flash
reminding you to activate
the system (the light will
also flash if the battery has
been disconnected or
reconnected).
1. Open the door.
2. Lock the door using the power door lock or the
Keyless Entry system. The
SECURITY light should
come on and stay on.
3. Close all the doors. The SECURITY light should go
off within approximately 30 seconds.
The horn will sound and the lamps will flash for several
minutes when the door or
trunk is opened without the
key or Keyless Entry system. The
horn also sounds if
the locks
are damaged. Remember,
the theft-deterrent system won’t activate
if
you lock the doors with a key or use the manual door
lock. It activates only if
you use a power door lock
switch or the Keyless Entry system.
To avoid activating the alarm by accident: I
0 The vehicle should be locked with the door key after
the doors are closed if you don’t want to activate the
theft-deterrent system.
0 Always unlock a door with a key or use the Keyless
Entry system. (Pressing the unlock button on the
Keyless Entry transmitter disables the theft-deterrent
system.) Unlocking
a door any other way will
activate the alarm. Cycling
the ignition without
disarming the theft-deterrent system will also
activate the alarm.
If you activate the alarm by accident, unlock any door
with your key.
You can also turn off the alarm by using
the Keyless Entry system. The alarm won’t stop
if you
try to unlock a door any other way.
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Parking Brake
Hold the regular brake
pedal down with your right foot and push
down the
parking brake pedal with
your left foot to set the
parking brake. If the
ignition
is on, the PARK
BRAKE indicator light will
come
on.
If you try to drive off with the parking brake on, the
PARK
BRAKE indicator light stays on. See "Parking
Brake Indicator Light" in the Index for more
information.
When you move
out of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N), if
the engine is
running, the parking brake should release. If
it doesn't, you can manually release 'the parking brake. Reach under the driver's side
of the instrument panel
and pull on the manual release lever, which is located
above the parking brake pedal.
If the parking brake does
not release, you will have to have your vehicle serviced.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If the turn signal is left on, a warning chime will sound
and the DIC
will display TURN SIGNAL ON (after
driving about
a mile) to remind you to turn it off.
Arrows that flash rapidly when signaling for a turn or
lane change may
be caused by a burned out signal bulb.
Other drivers won’t see the turn signal.
Replace burned out bulbs to help avoid possible accidents. Check the fuse (see “Fuses and Circuit
Breakers”
in the Index) and for burned-out bulbs if the
arrow fails to work when signaling a turn.
Headlamp High/Low Beam
Pull the turn signal lever all
the way toward you and then release
it to change the
headlamps
from low beam
to high
or from high beam
to low. The blue light on the
instrument panel will
be on
indicating high beam usage.
Flash-To-Pass
This lets you use the high-beam headlamps to signal the
driver in front
of you that you want to pass. It works
even
if the headlamps are ‘off.
Pull the turn signal lever toward you to use. When
you do:
0 If the headlamps are off, the high-beam headlamps
will turn
on. They’I1 stay on as long as you hold the
lever there. Release the lever to turn them
off.
0 If the headlamps are on low beam, they will shift to
high
beam and stay there. Pull the lever toward you
to return to low beam.
If the headlamps are on high beam, they will switch
to low beam. To return to high beam, pull the lever
toward you.
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Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to reduce your speed while using
cruise control:
0 Push in the button at the end of the lever until you
reach a desired lower speed, then release
it. A
CRUISE ENGAGED message will then display.
To slow down in very small amounts, push the
button for less than half a second. Each time you do
this, you’ll go
1 mph (1.6 b/h) slower.
Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. when
you take
your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will slow
down to the cruise control speed you set earlier.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well your cruise control will work on hills depends
upon your speed, load and the steepness
of the hills.
When going up steep hills,
you may have to step on the
accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going
downhill, you may have to brake or shift to a lower gear
to keep your speed down.
Of course, applying the brake
takes you out
of cruise control. Many drivers find this to
be too much trouble and don’t use cruise control on steep hills.
Ending Cruise Control
There are two ways to end cruise control:
Step lightly on the brake pedal.
Move the CRUISE switch to OFF.
Erasing Speed Memory
The cruise control set speed memory is erased when you
turn off the cruise control
or the ignition.
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The control on the left side
of the instrument panel
controls these lamp systems:
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Headlamps
Taillamps
Parking Lamps Sidemarker Lamps
License Plate Lamp
Underhood Lamp
Instrument Panel Lights
Interior Courtesy Lamps
Pull the knob out to the
fist stop to turn on the parking
and taillamps, sidemarker lamps and instrument panel lights. Pull the
knob out all the way to turn on the
headlamps.
You can brighten or dim the instrument
cluster by rotating the headlamp
knob. Press the knob
all the way in to turn them off. The exterior lamps
will automatically turn
on after several seconds of
wiper activation.
Headlamps
Wiper Activated Headlamps
This feature activates the headlamps and parking lamps after the windshield wipers have been in
use for
approximately 20 seconds. ’
In order to operate the wiper activated headlamps, the
twilight sentinel must
be in the on position. This feature
lights the way
in poor weather and it also makes your
vehicle more visible to other drivers. If the wiper activated headlamps are
on, and the ignition switch is
turned
off, the wiper activated headlamps will
immediately
turn off.
The wiper activated headlamps will deactivate
if you
turn off the twilight sentinel or if the windshield wipers
have been turned
off for a period of one or two seconds.
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Lamps on Reminder
You will hear a warning chime if you pull the key from
the ignition while leaving the lamps
on, if the manual
headlamp control is activated. An exception to this is
when you’re using twilight sentinel.
Daytime Running Lamps
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for
others to see the front of your vehicle during
the day.
DRL can be helpful
in many different driving
conditions, but they can be especially helpful in
the
short periods after dawn and before sunset.
A light sensor on top of the instrument panel makes the
DRL work,
so be sure it isn’t covered.
The
DRL system will make the low-beam headlamps
come
on at reduced brightness when:
the ignition is on,
the headlamp switch is off and
the transaxle is not in PARK (P).
When DRL are on, only the low-beam headlamps (at
reduced brightness) will be
on. No other exterior lamps
such as the parking lamps, taillamps, etc. will be on
when the
DRL are being used. Your instrument panel
won’t be
lit up either. When
it’s dark enough outside, the low-beam
headlamps (at reduced intensity) will change
to normal
low-beam headlamp operation. When it’s bright enough
outside, the regular lamps will go
off, and the low-beam
headlamps change to the reduced brightness
of DRL.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL off, tum off the
twilight sentinel switch and shift the transaxle into
PARK (P). Placing your vehicle in PARK (P) disables
the DRL. The DRL will stay
off until you shift out of
PARK (P).
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system when you need it.
Cornering Lamps
The cornering lamps come on when the headlamps or
parking lamps are on and you signal a turn. They
provide more light for cornering.
Underhood Lamp
Turn the parking lamps on to operate the underhood lamp. The underhood
lamp will come on when the hood
is open.
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